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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $128M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 21

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 90 (+3)

0.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.59% → 26.32% (+0.74%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $128M (-$11.7M)

Holders
90
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.45%
% of All Funds
1.42%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
32
Reduced
21
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$4.66M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.88M
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.39M
4
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$1.27M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$5.27M
2
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$3.96M
3
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
-$1.98M
4
CPC
Congress Park Capital
New York
-$1.46M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$716K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LCM
26
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$593K +$618K +56,912 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$581K -$61.1K -5,631 -9%
DWT
28
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$551K – – –
Walleye Capital
29
Walleye Capital
New York
$534K +$556K +51,230 New
VEA
30
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$527K +$124K +11,395 +29%
SSCA
31
South Shore Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$523K -$33.7K -3,110 -6%
Wells Fargo
32
Wells Fargo
California
$502K -$109K -10,034 -17%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
33
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$487K -$155K -14,311 -23%
RRA
34
Round Rock Advisors
Connecticut
$464K +$282 +26 +0.1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
35
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$456K +$9.82K +905 +2%
FF
36
FourThought Financial
Florida
$383K -$50.8K -4,681 -11%
NA
37
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$360K – – –
FIA
38
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$357K +$116K +10,689 +43%
RIG
39
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$339K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$300K +$17.6K +1,623 +6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$285K -$12K -1,110 -4%
WCMNY
42
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
$262K +$272K +25,086 New
RJA
43
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$245K -$22.3K -2,053 -8%
Goldman Sachs
44
Goldman Sachs
New York
$232K +$101K +9,342 +73%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$229K -$94.3K -8,692 -28%
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$223K +$152 +14 +0.1%
GM
47
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$221K +$32K +2,948 +16%
AUIM
48
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$215K – – –
Truist Financial
49
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$212K +$81.9K +7,547 +59%
Cohen & Steers
50
Cohen & Steers
New York
$208K +$217K +20,000 New
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

90 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $128M — down 8.4% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new DSU positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $4.66M. The largest seller was Bramshill Investments, cutting an estimated $5.27M.

  • 90 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q1 2022, up from 87 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $128M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q1 2022, down 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q1 2022 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q1 2022 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $4.66M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q1 2022 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $5.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.